87% of Sabre employees in India vote the company a great place to work
Bangalore, India – Sep 16, 2016 – The research and consulting firm Great Place to Work has named Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), to its prestigious list of India’s 50 Best Companies to Work for in IT and ITes, 2016.
Sabre was selected based on the annual
Trust Index© Great Place to Work’s employee assessment survey of IT and ITeS organizations across the country. The survey measures companies on a multitude of factors including employee engagement, trust, work-life balance, career development, and rewards and recognition.
Shail Maniar, vice president and managing director, Sabre India:
“Working at an organization that creates innovative solutions and has a flexible and friendly work environment is what many passionate technologists are looking for in the ‘Silicon Valley’ of India – Bangalore, a hub for start-ups and technology companies. This award is a testament of our continuous effort to build a strong work culture and offer unique and exciting opportunities to develop technology products that transform travel and solve unique, complex and real-world problems.”
Sabre survey highlights
Sabre achieved high scores across several different areas covering innovation, diversity and workplace environment. It also exceeded many/most survey benchmarks for the IT software industry, with 87 percent of employees voting Sabre a Great Place to Work.
Sabre was also highly recognized by employees in the following areas:
- 88% employees felt pride in developing transformational travel technology products
- 82% agreed to a strong sense of trust between the employees and management – camaraderie
- 91% voted that they experience a fun and friendly work-environment at work
- 89% voted for a high level of work-life balance
- 90% showcased that the organization was encouraging a non-discriminating work culture
“As we seek to expand the Bangalore development centre, our goal is to continue to make Sabre the premier place to work for employees who want to transform the travel industry and grow their careers,” said Maniar. “Flexible work hours, transparency, diversity and inclusiveness, and leadership development are key factors that contribute to high employee engagement at Sabre.”
The Bangalore centre was set up in 2005 with the aim of supporting Sabre’s global operations and clients across its businesses – Airline and Hospitality Solutions and Travel Network. Currently, the centre has more than 1400 employees, double that of last year, and has expanded twice to accommodate new hires. Over the last decade, the
center has been instrumental in developing software solutions that have driven the future of the global travel marketplace across airlines, airports, hotels, car rental outlets, railways and cruise line, tour operators, travel agencies, travel management companies and corporate travel departments. The centre recently
expanded in India to accelerate product innovation, development and global operations.
About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is the leading technology provider to the global travel industry. Sabre’s software, data, mobile and distribution solutions are used by hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotel properties to manage critical operations, including passenger and guest reservations, revenue management, flight, network and crew management. Sabre also operates a leading global travel marketplace, which processes more than $120 billion of estimated travel spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world.
About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, including Best Workplaces lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In the United States, Great Place to Work® produces the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and a series of Great Place to Work® Best Workplaces lists, including lists for Millennials, Women, Diversity, Small and Medium companies, as well as lists representing many different industries.
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